What is it about?
Horos based virtual dissection is an improvisation of already available functionality in a freely available Mac-based open-source software to modify volume rendering which in turn permits enhanced 3D visualization of intracardiac anatomy.
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Why is it important?
A detailed assessment of the intracardiac anatomy of normal and malformed hearts is important for the management of various structural heart diseases. The paper provides a detailed description of how exactly virtual dissection can be achieved from CT angiographic datasets without needing costly software.
Perspectives
Horos based low-cost virtual dissection images provide an excellent 3D view of intracardiac anatomy. No need for costly software and ease of achieving virtual dissection makes it an attractive tool for education and clinical decision-mkaing.
Dr Saurabh Kumar Gupta
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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This page is a summary of: A new low-cost method of virtual cardiac dissection of computed tomographic datasets, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, January 2019, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_167_18.
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Resources
Online video 1 Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2019;12:110
The video with a professional voiceover provides all the technical details of achieving virtual dissection using Horos, a Mac- based open-source software.
D P Basu award abstract (Cardiological Society of India annual conference 2018)
The paper was awarded the prestigious DP Basu award during annual conference of the Cardiological Society of India 2018 held in Mumbai.
Gupta SK et al. Clarifying the anatomy of common arterial trunk: a clinical study of 70 patients. European Heart Journal Cardiovasc Imaging. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jez255
This paper emphasizes the importance of virtual dissection in clarifying intracardiac anatomy.
Ann Pediatr Cardiol 2019;12:110-116
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